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1961 Mississippi Southern Southerners football |
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Conference | Independent |
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1961 record | 8–2 |
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Home stadium | Faulkner Field |
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The 1961 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as an independent during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In their thirteenth year under head coach Thad Vann, the team compiled a 8–2 record.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Arlington State | | W 30–7 | 6,000 | [1] |
September 30 | at Southwestern Louisiana | | W 22–6 | 3,500 | [2] |
October 7 | Chattanooga | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 24–7 | 13,000 | [3] |
October 14 | at Memphis State | | L 7–21 | 22,119 | [4] |
October 21 | Arkansas State | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 20–0 | 6,100 | [5] |
October 28 | Abilene Christian | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 33–6 | 11,000 | [6] |
November 4 | NC State | | L 6–7 | 13,000 | [7] |
November 11 | at Louisiana Tech | | W 7–0 | 2,500 | [8] |
November 18 | at Florida State | | W 12–0 | 18,700 | [9] |
November 25 | Trinity (TX) | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 22–14 | 5,000 | [10] |
References[]
- ^ "Southerners clobber Arlington State 30–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. Southern defeats USL 22–6 in hard-fought battle". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UC bows: Southern by 24–7". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 8, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wright leads Memphis State past Southern". The Tennessean. October 15, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern defeats the Arkies, 20–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Southern blasts Wildcats, 33–6". Abilene Reporter-News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State wins squeaker, 7–6 as ground troops gallop". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech drops 7–0 game to Southern in mud". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU walloped by MS 12–0; fumbles help". Tallahassee Democrat. November 19, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity is nosed by Miss. Southern 22–14". San Antonio Express and News. November 26, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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